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Where does “saga” come from?

saga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

saga (Old Norse): story, history, legend, saga

Definitions

  1. story, history, legend, saga

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “saga”

  • saga
  • minisaga
  • supersaga
  • saga
  • saga
  • saga
  • saaga
  • saga
  • saga
  • sagolik
  • saga
  • utsaga
  • domsaga
  • folksaga
  • framgångssaga
  • saga
  • sogeskrivar
  • ordsoge
  • soge
  • sagaøya
  • saga
  • savsmuld
  • savværk
  • kædesav
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